SCOTTISH charity Children 1st has been awarded £75,000 of new funding by the Scottish Government for one of its services.
Parentline has been offering emotional and practical support to families for more than 20 years.
The charity stated: “This funding is to help us respond to the unprecedented levels of demand for support from parents and carers across Scotland, both online and over the phone. Since the start of the pandemic, we have seen a significant number of new callers with concerns about coronavirus and website traffic has quadrupled.
“This new funding will ensure that Parentline can be there for every parent, carer and family who needs us, as demand increases due to Covid-19 for emotional, practical and financial advice.”
Mary Glasgow, chief executive of Children 1st, said “Parentline has always been there for parents in Scotland, offering support online, over the phone and through webchat. For many parents it’s more than a helpline – it’s a lifeline. Recent weeks have seen an increase in calls to Parentline and visits to the website, and the funding will ensure we can continue to meet the demand. We are very grateful to the Scottish Government for this support.”
Scotland is in lockdown. Shops are closing and newspaper sales are falling fast. It’s no exaggeration to say that the future of The National is at stake. Please consider supporting us through this with a digital subscription from just £2 for 2 months by following this link: http://www.thenational.scot/subscribe. Thanks – and stay safe.
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here